Port Huron Northern Men's Track Team is Sprinting Ahead

Sports

By Trevor Lumpkins

Husky Herald Reporter

   There are high hopes for the Men’s Port Huron Northern Track Team, with successful juniors returning back this year, there are elevated expectations. Senior captain, Ty Dickinson (’14), says he would like to “repeat as MAC White Dual meet and invitational champions.”

    “We have a lot of potential to do what we would like to do this year. Just have to stay healthy and keep working” says head coach, Craig Dickinson.

   Last year the Track team was dual-meet champions and they are fighting to do that again this year. With five returning seniors, who have been on varsity since their freshman year, they have high hopes for this up and coming season.

   In order for the team to be MAC champs they are going to need every runner, jumper, and thrower to train hard and compete with great determination.

   The guys have their heads set on making it to states this year. Matt Thomas (’15) is training to qualify in the 1600m run, along with Ty Dickinson (’14), Brad Mallory (’15), and Brett Parent (’14).

   Brad Hunt (’14) looks to qualify in the 800m run, along with Trevor Lumpkins (’14) who also looks to qualify in the 400m run. Alex Lubbers is training hard to qualify to run at the state meet in the 110 and 300m hurdles.

   If their luck runs short in qualifying individually some of the guys hope to qualify in relays. Brad Hunt, Ty Dickinson, Brad Mallory, and Trevor Lumpkins have a strong chance to qualify in the 4 x 800m relay for the outdoor track state meet.

   This team already ran in the indoor track state championships and broke the school record for the 4 x 800m relay with a time of 8:28.

   The 4 x 800 m relay team is the same team for the 4 x 400 m relay. Last year at the regional state qualifier the relay team missed qualifying for the state meet by .2 seconds.  

   This team has very high expectations for this upcoming outdoor season and they are working very hard to achieve their goals.